Impact of the blooming artefact on dental implant dimensions in 13 cone-beam computed tomography devices.

Victor Aquino Wanderley Karla de Faria Vasconcelos Andre Ferreira Leite Ruben Pauwels Sohaib Shujaat Reinhilde Jacobs Matheus Lima de Oliveira

Published in: International journal of implant dentistry (2021)

The visualization of the implant dimensional alteration differed between CBCT devices and scanning protocols with an increase in diameter ranging from 0.27 to 1.04 mm. For most CBCT devices, B&C adjustments allowed to reduce visualization of implant blooming.

Keyphrases

cone beam computed tomography
soft tissue
electron microscopy
high resolution
image quality
computed tomography
oral health